Yarn holder



June 23, 1942. R AN E 2,287,368

I YARN HOLDER Filed June '7, 1941 Inventor jamamziflizdemarz.

A tlomy Patented June 23, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE YARN HOLDERBarbara R. Anderson, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June '7, 1941, Serial No. 397,109

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in holdersfor yarn and upon which the yarn may be wound for renewing the yarn bysubjecting the same to steam so as to straighten the yarn that has beenreclaimed from,

garments or other articles.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a yarn holderof the character described designed primarily for home use and by meansof which yarn may be reclaimed from garments and other articles andwound upon the holder, after which the yarn, while in position on theholder, is placed over a kettle of hot water so that the steam maypenetrate the yarn thus straightening the same and placing the yarn incondition for future use.

A further object is to provide a yarn holder of this character of simpleand practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable inperformance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction asmore fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer tolike parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevational view, and

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purposes ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a flat rigid plate, preferably constructed oflight weight metal and having openings 6 formed therein through whichthe steam may penetrate for contacting the yarn when wrapped on theholder.

The plate 5 is preferably of substantially rectangular form and havinghook-like members I projecting laterally outwardly at each corner of theplate and curved in a direction toward the opposite end of the holder.The longitudinal edges of the plate are formed with scallops 8 toproduce a substantially waving edge and within the recesses or valleysof which the yarn may be wound to secure the same in a predeterminedposition on the holder. Preferably, when winding the yarn on the holder,the yarn is extended in a diagonal direction about both sides of theplate, the hooks I preventing the Slipping of the yarn over the end ofthe plate.

At one end of the plate is a handle 9 which extends longitudinally andat the other end of the plate is a longtiudinal extending member 10having a lug ll projecting at right angles to the extension I0 andhaving an opening therein for receiving the stem I2 of a clamp member 13by means of which the holder may be attached to a suitable supportingstructure. The lower end of the stem I2 is formed with a head Hi toprevent removal of the stem from the holder and to provide a swivelconnection between the clamp and the holder.

After the yarn has been wound in the holder in the manner indicated theholder may be placed over a vessel of hot water so as to subject theyarn to the influence of steam to serve in straightening the yarn inorder that the same may be reclaimed and again used in making garmentsor other articles.

It is believed the details of construction, advantages and manner of useof the device will be readily understood from the foregoing withoutfurther detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A yarn holder comprising a substantially rectangular perforated platehaving hook-like lateral extensions at the corners thereof, thelongitudinal edges of said plate between said lateral extensions beingscalloped, a handle extending from one end of the plate, a memberextending fromthe other end of the plate having a bentover lug extendingat right angles to said plate, and a clamp means swivelled in said lug.

BARBARA R. ANDERSON.

